George Washington Birthplace National Monument
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| George Washington Birthplace National Monument | |
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| IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
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| Location: | Virginia, USA |
| Nearest city: | Colonial Beach, VA |
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| Area: | 550 acres (2.22 km²) |
| Established: | January 23, 1930 |
| Total Visitation: | 136,081 (in 2002) |
| Governing body: | National Park Service |
The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
George Washington's great-grandfather settled this plantation in 1657. At the original site in Bridges Creek, VA[1], the house in which Washington was born in 1732 (built by his father between 1722 and 1726) was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day, 1779. Since its original appearance is not known, a memorial house representing similar buildings of the day has been constructed on the site. The 538-acre (2.2-km²) facility replicates an 18th-century tobacco farm. The grounds contain the graves of 32 members of the Washington family, including George Washington's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Picnic facilities and a visitor center are on the premises.
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[edit] Hours
Daily from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.; closed New Year, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
[edit] Admission
$4 for adults; guests 16 and under are free
[edit] Source
Presidential Places Gary W. Ferris Copyright 1999
[edit] See also
- National Park Service
- State Route 204, the access road to the site from State Route 3
[edit] Contact Info
National Park Service 1732 Popes Creek Road Washington's Birthplace, Virginia 22443 (804) 224-1732
[edit] References
- ^ Marquis, A.N. Company. Who's Who In America, vol. 1:Historical Volume (1607-1896), revised ed., Marquis, A.N. Company., 1967.
